New Commentary — “The New Atheism”

Tuesday • November 21, 2006

WIRED

magazine is out with an important cover story for its November 2006 issue — “The New Atheism.” Contributing Editor Gary Wolf explains that the New Atheists are not content merely to disbelieve in God. They want to make belief in God socially disreputable — to make belief in God an embarrassment. I have written a commentary on the meaning of this new movement, posted today and available here.